Oklahoma · 60 O.S. §§524, 525Oklahoma condo sale: the unpaid assessments statement that caps the buyer's liability

Under Oklahoma's Unit Ownership Estate Act, unpaid common expense assessments are a lien on the unit ahead of all other liens except past-due taxes, earlier court judgments, mortgages recorded before the assessment, and certain earlier mechanic's liens (60 O.S. §524(a)). When an encumbered unit is sold, the assessment lien is paid first, out of the sale proceeds or by the buyer (§524(c)). The buyer is jointly and severally liable with the seller for the seller's unpaid share of common expenses up to the conveyance, with a right to recover it from the seller – but the buyer is entitled to a statement from the manager or board of managers setting out the unpaid assessments, and isn't liable for, nor is the unit subject to a lien for, any unpaid assessments above that amount (§525). A first mortgagee or other buyer who takes title through foreclosure of the first mortgage isn't liable for assessments that came due before it acquired title (§524(d)).